COTTON CLUB PARADE (1939) (6th Ed.)



Composer: Saul Chaplin
Lyricist: Sammy Cahn

Opened: November 1, 1939, Cotton Club, N.Y.C.
Performances: Unknown


Got No Time (M: Rube Bloom; L: Ted Koehler) (also used in COTTON CLUB PARADE (1939) (World's Fair Edition):

1. 78/Bluebird B 10170 (Fats Waller, piano and voice with Fats Waller and His Orchestra) [reissued on A Good Man Is Hard to Find: The Middle Years, Part 2, CD/Bluebird/RCA 66552]
2. 78/Brunswick 8355 (Bernice Byres with Harry James and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Harry James And His Orchestra 1939, CD/Classics 936]
3. 78/Victor 26195 (Edythe Wright with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1939, CD/Classics 1237]
4. 78/Vocalion 4803 (Jack Jenny and his Orchestra) [reissued on Stardust, CD/Hep 1045]


It's My Turn Now:

1. 78/Varsity 8084 (Laurel Waston with Roy Eldridge and his Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Roy Eldridge 1935-1940, CD/Classics 725]
2. 78/Decca 1596 (Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight with Chick Webb and His Orchestra) [also 78/Decca 2803; 78/Brunswick 02561; reissued on The Early Years, Part 1, CD/Verve 618]
3. 78/Decca 2914 (Woody Herman with orchestra conducted by Woody Herman) [reissued on The Chronological Wood Herman 1939-1940, CD/Classics 1163]
4. 78/Bluebird B 10481 (Sonny Schuyler with Vincent Lopez and His Suave Swing Orchestra)
5. 78/Victor 26416 (Bob Allen with Hal Kemp and his Orchestra)
6. When Swing Meets Bop, CD/Ocium 9 (Sir Charles Thompson)


Love's Got Me Down Again:

1. 78/Vocalion 5224 (Roy Felton with Benny Carter and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Decca 2933 (Carol Kay with Woody Herman and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Woody Herman 1939-1940, CD/Classics 1163]


You're A Lucky Guy:

1. 78/Varsity 8084 (Roy Eldridge with orchestra conducted by Roy Eldridge) [reissued on The Chronological Roy Eldridge 1935-1940, CD/Classics 725]
2. 78/Victor EPB 1164 (Hal McKusick Octet) [reissued on In A Twentieth Century Drawing Room, CD/Cloud Nine 12584]
3. 78/Decca 2934 (Louis Armstrong with orchestra conducted by Louis Armstrong) [also 78/Decca F 7567; reissued on The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-46), CD/Mosaic 243]
4. 78/Decca 2837 (Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on Sweetheart Of Song, CD/Collectors' Choice Music CCM-10162; Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1939-1940, CD/Circle 30]
5. 78/Bluebird B 10482 (Tony Pastor with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Artie Shaw And His Orchestra 1939-1940, CD/Classics 1087]
6. 78/Columbia 35336 (Irene Daye with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Gene Krupa And His Orchestra 1939-1940, CD/Classics 834]
7. 78/Vocalion 5302 (Billie Holiday with orchestra) [reissued on The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 8 (1939-1940), CD/Columbia/Legacy CK-47030]
8. Adoration Of The Melody, 10"/Bethlehem BCP-1034 (Rudy Braff, trumpet, with orchestra) [reissued on The Best Of Braff, CD/Bethlehem Archives 75822]
9. You're A Lucky Guy, Concord Jazz CJ-74 (Dave Frishberg, piano and voice, with Bob Brookmeyer, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor saxophone, Jim Hughart, bass, Nick Ceroli, drums) [reissued as CD/Concord Jazz 4074]
10. Clifford Brown Quartet, Vogue 600020 (Clifford Brwon Quartet) [reissued on The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. 3, CD/BMG 74321154632]
11. The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. 3, CD/BMG 74321154632 (Clifford Brown) (two alternate takes)
12. 1938-1939 In Hi-Fi Broadcasts, CD/Jazz Hour 1053 (Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
13. 1939 Original Studio Radio Transcriptions, CD/Swing Factory 66614 (Artie Shaw)
14. Uptown, CD/Concord Jazz CCD-4288 (Maxine Sullivan with the Scott Hamilton Quintet)
15. Highlights In Jazz, CD/Storyville 8276 (Maxine Sullivan with Derek Smith, piano, Milt Hinton, bass, and Butch Miles, drums)
16. The Queen, Volume 4, CD/Kenneth 3405 (Maxine Sullivan)
17. Dream Dancing, CD/Arbors 19289 (Warren Vache, cornet, with Bill Charlap, piano, Dennis Irwin, bass, and Eddie Locke, drums)
18. Say Yes: Arbors Piano Series at Mike's Place, Vol. 2, CD/Arbors 19178 (Johnny Varro, piano)
19. Take Love Easy, CD/Lapis Luna (Lapis Luna) (unverified)
20. 100 Years Of American Dixieland Jazz, CD/Flutegroove (Johnny Mince, clarinet; Keith Smith, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; AL Gary, tenor-saxophone; Barney Bates, piano; Major Holley, bass, and Oliver Jackson, drums)
21. The Art Of Lounge, Volume Two, CD/La Brava Music 9902 (Janet Seidel)
22. Trio, Sextet & All Stars, CD/BMG 74321606382 (Henri Renaud)
23. Two As One, CD/Interplay 8611 (Bill Perkins, flute, baritone sax, and tenor sax, and Frank Strazzeri, piano)
24. Mississippi Studios: Live, Vol. 1, CD/Mississippi Studios 1 (Bob Mover and Dave Frishberg)
25. The Early Thelonious Monk, CD/Moon 862 (Thelonious Monk, piano)
26. I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All, CD/Baldwin Street Music 204 (Daryl Sherman)
27. Swing Is Here Again, CD/Lake 80 (Keith Smith, Vic Dickenson, and the Hefty Jazz All Stars)
28. They Can't Take That Away from Me: Arbors Piano, Volume 5, CD/Arbors 19214 (John Sheridan, piano)
29. Conte-Nuity, CD/Fresh Sounds 5028 (Conte Candoli, trumpet)
30. Al And Zoot, CD/MCA/Decca MCAD-31372 (Al Cohn Quintet featuring Zoot Simms)
31. Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra: Live at Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, NJ 19, CD/Jazz Band 2150 (Glen Gray and His Casa Loma Orchestra)
32. Tresors du Jazz a Saint Germain des Pres, CD/Sony/BMG 683523 (unknown artist) (unverified)
33. 30 Years On, CD/Black Lion 760522 (Pete Allen Jazz Band) (unverified)
34. Away from Base with Glenn, Una Mae & Sam 1939-1941: Disc D, CD/JSP (Count Basie Sidemen)
35. At Sundown, CD/Calligraph CLG 027 (Aker Bilk, clarinet, and Humphrey Lyttleton, trumpet) (unverified)
36. What's A Saracen?, CD/Swing 46 (The Blue Saracens)
37. Me, Myself & I, CD/Concord Jazz CCD-4381 (The Rudy Braff Trio)
38. Live At The New School, CD/Chiaroscuro 126 (The Rudy Braff George Barnes Quartet)
39. C'est Magnifique!, CD/Arbors 19270 (Rudy Braff and the Flying Pizzarellis)
Radio transcriptions performed by Kay Thompson and the Rhythm Singers and by Mary Small, Tony Martin, and vocal ensemble are also known to exist.


You're Just A No Account:

1. 78/Decca 2934 (Louis Armstrong with orchestra conducted by Louis Armstrong) [also 78/Decca F 7567; reissued on The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-46), CD/Mosaic 243]
2. 78/Vocalion 5302 (Billie Holiday with orchestra) [reissued on The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol. 8 (1939-1940), CD/Columbia/Legacy CK-47030]
3. Away from Base with Glenn, Una Mae & Sam 1939-1941: Disc D, CD/JSP (Count Basie Sidemen)


Unrecorded Material:

Shorty George (M/L: ?)